Economy hog feeder



Jan. 2, 1951 A. F. TURNER ECONOMY HOG FEEDER 5 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan.l5, 1948 ATTDRN EYS Jan. 2, 1951 A. F. TURNER ECONOMY Hoc FEEDER 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. l5, 1948 INVENTOR. /'/"f F75/ww;

ATTDRN EYE Jan. 2, 1951 A F, TURNER 2,536,787

ECONOMY HOG FEEDER Filed Jan. 15,y 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATT'DRN EYSPatented Jan. 2, 1951 unirteA stares Param Y' OFFICE y 2,536,787 Eco-Nomnon 1in-Enna Albert ll'.Y Turner, Altoona,l Pa. K

ApplicationI January 15, 1948, SeriaiNo. 2,371

(Cl. 11B-H54):

'd'ry feeding hogs, which is simple in' construction, efcient inoperation and durable in' use.

With the alcove and' other objects and advantages in View, the inventionconsists of the-novel details of construction, arrangement and cornAbinati-"on of parts moreY fully hereinafter described, claimedandillustrated in the anco-inp'anying drawings in which Figure l is avertical, sectional view oi an ernloodiment'y of the invention;

Figure 2 is an elevational view', partit* preisen away,` with theinterior detailsshown in dotted lines Figure 3 is a horizontalcross-sectional view of Figure l;

Figure e is an enlarged. detailed, "fragmentary, sectional view of oneof tliie"y feeding rotors;`

Figure a horizontal, crosssectionai View on the line 5-5 of Figure Li;

Figure 6 is a vertical, sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 4;

Figure '7 is an elevational View of the spring agitator and the supporttherefor, and

Figure 8 is a longitudinal, cross-sectional view of the feeding rotor.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral EQdesignates a hog feeder which is constructed in accordance with theteaching of the invention.

The feeder l will be seen to consist oi a boxlike hopper il, which isprovided with a peaked cover l2 hinged at i3 along its rear longitudinaledge to the rear top longitudinal edge of the hopper Il. Latches I4,fixed to the front longitudinal edge of the cover, engage the rollededge l5 of the front top longitudinal edge of the hopf per Il, to retainthe cover in closed relation to the hopper Il.

The hopper Il is provided with a plurality of bafe plates H5 whichincline downwardly from the central, longitudinal line of the hopper Hto a point adjacent the feedingr openings Il in one side of the hopperIl. Meeting with the upper edges of the barile plate I6 to form aplurality of peaks i8, are the upper edges of the baie plates l 9. Thusthe bafes form a plurality of triangles within the hopper I l.

The baies are also somewhat triangular in 2 shape; and along each outerAedge,- are' oined witl declining baffles 2E!y which Vforni with thenames'. te and ld, feeding' triangles which diverge accor te theinclination of. naties toward trie feed-'ing openings: H.

Extending' through each epen'ing. li', is a feed tray 'gli and each is:provided* with oppesiteig disposed-tlf" 22T whereby through the mediumof fasteners as, trie trays: are' fixed tc the. nep- The rear of thetray 2t foi-ins" mediamente housing.' 24 which enel-'oses theVv feedingroi'o'r 25?. The rotor 25: mounted on"` the shaft 216 y nalled at itsends in bearings 2li hy 'the housing'v 24.

A. curved plate 2 fixed a if@ rear et the housings@ pei-mi s access' tothe inters for' replacement er the cleaning thereoi.

The rotor 2id com rises the tubular" which. carries the bushings al?fixen: a2. to the shaft 21.5 soth'at the. rotor and. shari rotate as aunit.

Radially diverging 33% on the tubular' hub 3? provide predeter ediieenirig` secunia et transfer feed te tue trage as: the fetes' isrotated.

Each drunr. 24; isA previdedi a flangeieed receiving opening 35 whichcommunicates with the feeding troughs formed by the bafes l5 and I. Thusas the rotor 25 is rotated, feed will pass through the openings 35 intothe feeding sections 34.

Secured to the inner surface of the hopper Il, above the drum 24, bymeans of fasteners 36, is the face plate 3l of the trigger housing 38.

The back 39 of the housing Sis stamped from the plate 3l, and is bentrearwardly, as sho-wn in Figure 4, sides 4e are then flex to the edgesof the back 39 and to the rear surface of the plate 37.

The lower edges of the sides are curved to conform to the shape of thedrum housings 24, and the lower edge of the back 39 engages the drumhousings 24 at the flange openings 35 of the housings 24. Thus the feedcannot enter the housing 38.

The sides 49) of the housing 38 carry the pin shaft 4l on which theangled trigger 42 is pivoted at its angle 153. Bushings lill, sleeved onthe shaft 4I, engage the trigger to center the trigger with respect tothe housing 38.

The end 48 of the trigger 42 extends through a slot 4l in the center ofthe back 39 to receiveone end of a coil spring 48. The spring 48, atv`its upper end, is fixed to a screw eye 49 fixed at the peak I8 of thebaffles IS and I9. From a view of Figure 3, it will be seen that eachtray has a drum housing and rotor and a trigger tensioned by a spring48.

The other end 59 of the trigger 40 extends through an opening l in thedrum housing 24 to permit engagement of the end of the trigger with theblades 33 of the rotor.

Should small particles of the feed enter the slot 41, in the back 39,they Will pass through the housing 3B outwardly of the opening 5I in thedrum housing 24 into the feeding sections of the rotor, to be fed intothe trays 2|.

In use, a bag of feed is deposited in the hopper after the cover hasbeen opened for this purpose. The feed falling on the springs 48tensions the springs which, in turn, tension the trigger 42.

The feed will slide down the baffles into the feeding section of therotor in alinement with the openings 35 in the drum housings 24. Thehog, smelling the feed with his nose, rotates the blades 33 of the rotor25. The rotor will be turned clockwise against the end 50 of the trigger42. The blade 33 of the rotor will engage the end of the triggerpivoting the trigger and pulling on the spring. The action of thetrigger will cause the spring to expand and agitate the feed to causethe feed to enter the openings 35.

The front edge of the housing 24 prevents the hog from further turningthe rotor so that only the feed from one feeding section is deposited inthe tray at a time. After this feed has been eaten, the rotor can beagain turned to deposit feed into the tray.

The end of the trigger 50 will also engage the blades 33, should therotor be turned anti-clockwise, and stop the rotation of the rotor. Thusrats cannot climb up the rotor, and enter the feed hopper or get thefeed from the rotor.

The spring 4S will return the trigger to the position shown in Figurer4after each one-sixth o a rotation of the rotor 25.

There has thus been provided a feeder which Will accomplish the objectsof the invention, and it is believed that from the foregoingdescription, the operation and structure of the feeder will be apparentto those skilledP in the art.

It is also to be understood that changes in the minor details ofconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts can be resorted to,provided they fall Within the spirit of the invention and the scope ofthe appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

In an animal feeder of the type described, having a body, a plurality offeeding troughs formed in said body, feeding trays communicating withsaid troughs, and drum housings on said trays, the improvementcomprising rotor feeders in said housings which are operate-d by theanimals in the act of eating to transfer feed from the troughs to saidtrays, and spring means actuated by said feeders to cause the feed to beagitated and transferred to said trays, a pivoted trigger mounted forengagement with said feeders and connected to said spring/means so thatmovement of said feeders will cause said trigger to actuate said springmeans and said trigger will prevent reverse rotation of said feeders.

ALBERT F. TURNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great BritainMay 22, 1924 Austria Oct. 10, 1935 Number

